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31 May 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
From the States and Municipalities California – More Independence, Sharper Teeth: Elliott’s ethics plan would overhaul how campaign, lobbying rules are enforced MSN – Jeff McDonald (San Diego Union Tribune) | Published: 5/27/2024 The San Diego Ethics Commission has been constrained by some of the very rules and practices that were written into its governing documents in 2001. [read post]
29 May 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Campaign Finance National: “Former FTX Executive Ryan Salame Sentenced to 7.5 Years for Election Donor Scheme with Sam Bankman-Fried” by Josh Russell for Courthouse News Service New Mexico: “State Ethics Commission Sues Apodacas Dark Money Operation” by Marjorie Childress (New Mexico In Depth) for Yahoo News Washington: “Washington State GOP Contributions to Congressional Hopefuls Suggest Party May Have Helped Candidates… [read post]
24 May 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
But the roots of the commission’s decline go back at least a decade and came to a head in 2020, when the commission struggled to stage a debate with Trump and Biden during the pandemic. [read post]
21 May 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Campaign Finance Hawaii: “Hawaii Ethics Commission Grapples with Pay-to-Play Issues” by Blaze Lovell for Honolulu Civil Beat Elections National: “With Debate Deal, Trump and Biden Sideline a Storied Campaign Institution” by Adam Nagourney (New York Times) for DNyuz Ethics National: “‘We’ll See You at Your House:’ How fear and menace are transforming politics” by Eileen Sullivan,… [read post]
17 May 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Watchdog groups were disappointed, saying the measure does not go far enough after the city council watered down a proposal that had included more sweeping changes, such as giving the volunteer Ethics Commission unilateral power to put items on the ballot. [read post]
10 May 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
The bill was the latest attempt to address a series of changes made to the state’s ethics laws in 2010. [read post]
3 May 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
From the States and Municipalities Arizona – GOP Ethics Complaints Target 2 Arizona House Democrats for ‘Attempted Insurrection’ Arizona Republic – Mary Jo Pitzl | Published: 4/26/2024 Two House Democrats were hit with ethics complaints for behavior that Republicans characterized as “an attempted insurrection” in the aftermath of a debate about Arizona’s 1864 abortion law. [read post]
26 Apr 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
The changes include doubling the penalties for violations of the Ethics Code; increasing the size of the five-member Ethics Commission to seven with the additional members appointed by the commission; and tightening conflict-of-interest rules. [read post]
19 Apr 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
While the practice is legal, some campaign finance experts believe it raises ethical concerns when a candidate is generating personal revenue off running for office. [read post]
18 Apr 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
After Months of Silence, a Key Figure Weighs In” by Nick Gerda (LAist) for MSN Kentucky: “Ethics Commission Urges Metro Council to Amend Laws Following Greenberg Complaint” by Eleanor McCrary (Louisville Courier Journal) for Yahoo News National: “Red States Threaten Librarians with Prison – As Blue States Work to Protect Them” by Hannah Natanson and Anumita Kaur (Washington Post) for MSN New York: “Charged With… [read post]
22 Mar 2024, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Ted Cruz reported receiving $215,000 in “digital revenue” from iHeartMedia, despite a spokesperson for the senator previously denying there was an ethical issue with the company producing his podcast. [read post]
18 Mar 2024, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Campaign Finance Hawaii: “House Panel Spikes Bill to Publicly Fund Hawaii Elections” by Chad Blair for Honolulu Civil Beat Oklahoma: “Late Campaign Reports Cost State Schools Superintendent Ryan Walters” by Nolan Clay (Oklahoman) for Yahoo News Elections Georgia: “Fani Willis Can Stay on Trump Georgia Case, but Only If Wade Steps Aside, Judge Says” by Holly Bailey and Amy Gardner (Washington Post) for MSN Ethics… [read post]
15 Mar 2024, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Florida – Moms for Liberty Executive’s Job Gets in the Way of Confirmation to Florida Ethics Post MSN – Ana Ceballos (Miami Herald) | Published: 3/7/2024 Republican leaders in the Florida Senate did not confirm Moms for Liberty co-founder Tina Descovich to serve on the state ethics commission, a rare repudiation to Gov. [read post]
1 Mar 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
During a public hearing, those speaking against Simpson’s reform bill included Alabama Ethics Commission Executive Director Tom Albritton, and commission member and former state Supreme Court Justice Lyn Stuart. [read post]
26 Feb 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Janel Brandtjen” by Molly Beck (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) for MSN Elections National: “As Trump Continues to Trounce Haley, She Presses on as MAGA Antagonist” by Hannah Knowles (Washington Post) for MSN Ethics Florida: “DeSantis Staffers Blocked Public Records, Ex-Law Enforcement Officials Say” by Beth Reinhard (Washington Post) for MSN Hawaii: “City Ethics Commission Reviews Gift Prohibitions for… [read post]
2 Feb 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
But the Office of Congressional Ethics dismissed a complaint filed against Bush last fall alleging her campaign’s employment of Merritts was a violation of federal election law. [read post]
12 Jan 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
California – DWP Board Members Held Private Contract Talks with Vendor, Prompting Ethics Questions Yahoo News – Dakota Smith and Richard Winton (Los Angeles Times) | Published: 1/5/2024 Two members of the Los Angeles Board of Water and Power Commission privately discussed a contract with executives of a cybersecurity company, an exchange that is raising concerns from ethics experts. [read post]
17 Nov 2023, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
House Ethics Panel Examines Change to Expand Legal Expense Fund Coverage MSN – Chris Marquette (Roll Call) | Published: 11/14/2023 The House ethics committee is considering whether to change rules about lawmaker legal expense funds to expand the pool of people who can use them to pay for their legal bills connected to a campaign or office. [read post]
3 Nov 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
From the States and Municipalities Alabama – Alabama Legislators Study Past Ethics Proposals Ahead of Planned Revision Bill Alabama Reflector – Ralph Chapoco | Published: 10/26/2023 Members of the House Ethics and Finance Committee discussed efforts since 2010 to amend Alabama’s ethics law. [read post]
31 Oct 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Supreme Court” by Bob Egelko (San Francisco Chronicle) for MSN Wyoming: “Bills Would Add Voter Requirements, Expand Campaign Donor Reporting” by Hannah Shields (Wyoming Tribune Eagle) for Gillette News Record Elections National: “Mike Pence Suspends His Struggling 2024 Campaign” by Maeve Reston and Marianne LeVine (Washington Post) for MSN Virginia: “Youngkin ‘Purge’ Removed Nearly 3,400 Legal Virginia Voters from… [read post]